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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard, I think we're on the right track on
this.</FONT></DIV>
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title=pnaylor@umich.edu href="mailto:pnaylor@umich.edu">Paz B. Naylor</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=csundita@yahoo.com
href="mailto:csundita@yahoo.com">csundita@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:54 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [An-lang] Etymology of Malay berhala</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Chris,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I may be off but it sounds like a good
guess:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The word "<EM>bahala" </EM>inTagalog "<EM>Bahala
na" </EM>looks like it might have been derived
from <EM>Bathala, </EM>since the expression also means
'leav<EM>e </EM>it to luck/fate/God" - something like "let's see (what
comes)", "que sera, sera!".<EM> </EM> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>("suit yourself" actually is "bahala ka
na")</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paz</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=csundita@yahoo.com href="mailto:csundita@yahoo.com">Christopher
Sundita</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=an-lang@anu.edu.au
href="mailto:an-lang@anu.edu.au">an-lang@anu.edu.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [An-lang] Etymology of Malay
berhala</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Geoff,</DIV>
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<DIV>My post may be totally useless, but it reminds me of Tagalog
"bahala" which is used to mean something like "suit yourself" or simpy
responsibility. From my understanding, it refers to "bhattara" (my
spelling is off), which refers to a deity of some sort in pre-Christian
times.</DIV>
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<DIV>--Chris<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 1/21/09, Geoffrey Wade
<I><geoffrey.wade@anu.edu.au></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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Geoffrey Wade <geoffrey.wade@anu.edu.au><BR>Subject: [An-lang]
Etymology of Malay berhala<BR>To: an-lang@anu.edu.au<BR>Date:
Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8:34 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv1575265757>Dear AN-Lang list members,<BR> <BR>A
colleague is seeking ideas as to the etymology of the
Malay term "berhala", a term used for "idol, image". Wilkinson
provides no etymology.<BR><BR>He has proferred the possibility of
derivation from Sanskrit/Pali "vihara" and would appreciate any
comments on the phonetic feasibility of this
suggestion, and/or the occurrence of the term "berhala" in other
Austronesian languages.<BR> <BR>Many thanks<BR> <BR>Geoff
Wade<BR> <BR><A href="mailto:geoffrey.wade@anu.edu.au"
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